I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

On the other hand, the situation of the Ming army is slightly better, and the collapse is not so fast.

However, the defenders here were also very aggrieved, because Wu Jun did not rush up, but just stood in the distance and kept firing.

Wu Jun is responsible for this section of the city wall is the fire brigade, they like to take advantage of their long-range attack.

Although the rate of fire is slow, it is not dangerous to shoot from a distance. The archers of the Ming army were all transferred to the big gap, and the defenders here were only swordsmen and shields.

Since you can kill the enemy from a distance, why go close?

The main task of attacking the city is not on them, they are just here to contain the enemy's forces.

These defenders were in a dilemma in the face of firearms who could strike from a distance.

Retreat, and the enemy troops can flood into the city walls, or worse. If you don't retreat, you can only stand and be beaten. As for rushing out for hand-to-hand combat? The generals of the Ming army did not consider it either.

After all, they are on the defensive side of the city, so there is no reason to take the initiative to attack. Wouldn't that mean giving up the advantage of the city wall completely?

Although they no longer have the advantage of the city wall, their minds couldn't turn around for a while, and they didn't expect to take the initiative to attack.

When defending the city, one should wait for others to attack. This notion influenced the judgment of those generals.

However, they soon found out that standing and being beaten was too suffocating.

Some soldiers thought of using a shield to protect themselves, but unless it is a thicker iron shield, it has a little defensive effect.

Other wooden shields and leather shields are fragile when facing this kind of fire gun.

Don't look at that arquebus, but its power is really great.

"Sir, you can't stand and be beaten like this anymore, let's just rush over to fight."

Several hundred households begged to the superior, even if they rushed over to fight meleely, it would be better than standing up and being beaten now.

"Okay, rush over."

Yuan Dakai had no other better way, so he followed the advice of his subordinates and ordered a charge.

When Wu Jun's head of a thousand households saw that the other party took the initiative to rush over, he immediately laughed. The order said: "Stop shooting, all loaded and ready for the last round of salvo."

Now free fire can still cause damage, but this kind of scattered killing has no deterrent effect, and it is far less scary than a close-range salvo.

The soldiers in the two rows in front of Wu Jun loaded their bullets one after another, and then raised their guns to prepare.

When the enemy was less than ten meters away, the commander gave the order to shoot.

As the gunshots sounded, the soldiers in front of the Ming army fell down in rows, and even the posture of falling down was quite consistent.

When the soldiers who were still charging saw this situation, they couldn't help but stop.

In fact, as long as they continue to charge, they can enter the hand-to-hand battle, and Wu Jun has no time to reload.

However, seeing the hundreds of people in front of them collapse collectively, the ones who dare to continue to charge at this time are probably not people, but devils.

"charge."

At this time, Wu Jun took the initiative to charge.

In terms of momentum, they have occupied the absolute upper hand.

Hand-to-hand combat, fighting is a momentum.

The soldiers of the Ming army with low morale saw the tiger and wolf division who took the initiative to charge, how could they still have any fighting intentions.

These were originally the descendants of the temporary organization, and the other party's national security had no loyalty at all.

As soon as the battle was going badly, some soldiers began to turn around and run away.

The formation of the Ming army, which was already at a disadvantage, was chaotic again, and the front line collapsed at the touch of a button.

Wu Jun did not waste any strength, and the confrontation between the two armies turned into a unilateral pursuit. There is a little bit of drama in this battle.

The two gaps were lost one after another, and Fang Guoan on the city wall was lost for a while after receiving the battle report.

After being reminded by his personal soldiers, he recovered and ran away quickly.

As long as he can escape, he is still the grandfather in the court. If Wang Dayong is caught here, not only will he lose face, but even his life will not be safe.

Judging from the unscrupulous attacking behavior of Wang Dayong and others, it is obvious that they cannot be expected to take the title of Grand Master in their eyes.

Even the main general began to flee, and the other generals and soldiers had no intention of fighting again.

As a result, Xu Wenwei, Yuan Dakai and others took the initiative to command the soldiers to start a collective surrender.

They do not need to bear any psychological pressure to surrender, it is not like surrendering to the Qing army to bear infamy. They surrendered to Wu Changqing, also the army of Daming.

This kind of surrender is not disloyal or unfilial.

The organized surrender of the officers was much faster than the spontaneous surrender of the soldiers. Everyone threw their weapons on the ground and it was over.

As evening approached, Wu Jun completely controlled Xuancheng.

According to statistics, they killed more than 3,000 Ming troops and captured more than 16,000 soldiers in this battle. Fang Guoan also took away more than 12,000 direct descendants.

The Wu army died in battle only about 900 people, not more than a thousand, and the losses were very small.

The main reason is that the Ming army collapsed too fast, so that they did not encounter any too fierce resistance.

And this is also the most typical feature of the Ming army. Throughout the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was hardly a single battle with tens of thousands of casualties.

As long as hundreds of thousands of troops die, the army will collapse and surrender.

It is precisely because they are so unsatisfactory that the Qing army was able to destroy all the way. Otherwise, with the small size of the Qing army, there will be one or two battles with heavy losses.

They can't take it.

Just like the battle between the Qing army and Wu Changqing, a disastrous defeat would hurt the bones, and the whole country was shaken. Up to now, it has not recovered its vitality, and the south is far away.

Even some Manchu ministers hoped that Dorgon would rule the river, hoping to negotiate with Wu Changqing. The south of the Yangtze River belongs to the Ming Dynasty, and the north of the Yangtze River belongs to the Qing Dynasty.

Some of them can't bear the loss of 100,000 people being wiped out, which has shaken their belief in unifying China.

"Old Liu, do we want to ask the generals for instructions, let us go east, and take down Guangde, Huzhou and other places as well."

Wang Dayong looked at the map and suggested.

Xuancheng and Guangde are surrounded by mountains to the south. As long as Guangde and Huzhou are captured, they can control the most military points with the least force and occupy a larger territory.

Moreover, Guangde and Huzhou are both plains, which are important grain producing areas and are very valuable for occupation.

"What else is there to ask for? It will take several days to come back and forth, which will delay the fighter jets. I will personally lead people to pursue them early tomorrow morning and grab these two places."

What Wang Dayong did not expect was that Liu Hansan was more radical than him.

"However, the task given to us by the general does not include occupying Guangde and Huzhou. If we attack rashly, what will the court blame for the general?"

Wang Dayong was worried.

"Da Yong, you are confused, don't you understand what our general is thinking? We don't need to pay attention to the court of King Lu, it is the most important thing to eat the benefits. Believe it or not, as long as we make our own The general will be very happy when he claims to win Huzhou.

Because the imperial court is to blame, the generals can also put the blame on us. Maybe we will be punished a little on the surface, but the benefits will definitely be more in the future. "

Liu Hansan smiled.

He knew that Wu Changqing had to take his reputation into consideration, and he would definitely not be able to tear his face with the court. Even if you want to occupy Huzhou in your heart, you must find a good excuse.

And at this time, if those of them who are subordinates can occupy the site first, they are sharing the worries for Wu Changqing.